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"Dress You Up"
A blonde woman standing over a black background looks over her shoulder.
Artwork for most 7 "vinyl releases
SinglebyMadonna
from the albumLike a Virgin
B-side"Shoo-Bee-Doo"
ReleasedJuly 24, 1985
Recorded1984
Genre
Length4:01
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Andrea LaRusso
  • Peggy Stanziale
Producer(s)Nile Rodgers
Madonnasingles chronology
"Into the Groove"
(1985) 		"Dress You Up"
(1985) 		"Gambler"
(1985)
Music video
"Dress You Up"onYouTube

"Dress You Up"is a song by American singerMadonnafrom her second studioalbum,Like a Virgin(1984). It was released as the album's finalsingleon July 24, 1985, bySire Records.Composed by Andrea LaRusso with lyrics by Peggy Stanziale, and produced byNile Rodgers,who also played guitar on the track, it was the final song to be added to the album. Rodgers had asked the writers to compose something similar to the work of his bandChicbut, due to LaRusso and Stanziale being busy with other projects, the composition took time. When the lyrics were submitted, the producer initially rejected them, as he felt there was no time to compose a melody; Madonna, however, liked the lyrics and convinced him to include the song onLike a Virgin.Musically, "Dress You Up" is adance-popsong whose lyrics are an extended metaphor for fashion and lust, comparing dressing up with passion.

Upon release, the song was positively received bymusic critics,with some deeming it "irresistible"; in retrospective reviews, it is now considered one of Madonna's best singles. Despite positive feedback, "Dress You Up" was added to theParents Music Resource Center's "Filthy Fifteen" list due to the sexual innuendo on its lyrics. It fared well commercially, becoming the singer's sixth consecutive top-five single in the United States'BillboardHot 100.Overseas, it peaked within the top ten in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. "Dress You Up" has been included in four of Madonna'sconcert tours,the last being 2015–2016'sRebel Heart Tour;the performance fromthe Virgin Tour(1985) was released asmusic videoto promote itshome video release."Dress You Up" was used in a 1999GapTV spot, and covered bythe cast ofGleein 2013.

Background and release[edit]

Picture of an African American man wearing glasses and a white beret; he stands in front of a purple background and speaks to a microphone.
Nile Rodgers(picture) produced and played guitars on "Dress You Up".

Following the release of her 1983self-titled debut album,Madonna became, according to author Craig Rosen, "one of the most exciting new artists of the 1980s".[2]For her second studio album,Like a Virgin(1984), the singer attempted to become one of its primaryproducers,feeling the need to control the various aspects of her music; she believed that depending on a particular producer for an album was not something that suited or benefitted her.[3]She opted to work withNile Rodgersbecause of his work as a member of bandChic,and onDavid Bowie'sLet's Dance(1983).[3]She commented, "when I was making the record, I was just so thrilled and happy to be working with Nile Rodgers. I idolized Nile because of the whole Chic thing. I couldn't believe that the record company gave me the money so that I could work with him".[2]

"Dress You Up" was the final song to be recorded forLike a Virgin;Rodgers had previously asked songwriters Andrea LaRusso and Peggy Stanziale to write a song for Madonna in the style of Chic but, due to other projects, the composition took time.[4][5]When the lyrics of the song were submitted, Rodgers turned them down as he felt there was no time to compose a melody and record it for the album; however, Madonna liked the lyrics and persuaded the producer to include the song onLike a Virgin.[5]"Dress You Up" was officially released as the final single fromLike a Virginon July 24, 1985;[6]years later, it was included on Madonna's thirdcompilation album,Celebration(2009).[7]

Composition and controversy[edit]

'Dress You Up' (1985)
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Musically, "Dress You Up" is a "drum machine-driven "dance-popsong, consisting of a two-chordverse.[8][5]Personnel included Rodgers onguitars,Jimmy Bralower on drums, and Rob Sabino played piano and was in charge of thesynthesizers.[9]According to the sheet music published byAlfred Publishing Inc.,"Dress You Up" is set in thetime signatureof common time, with a moderatetempoof 136beats per minute.[10]It is composed in thekeyofC minor,with Madonna's vocals ranging from a low-note ofB♭3,to a high-note ofF♯5;"Dress You Up" has a basic sequence of Cm–B♭–G7 in the verses, and A♭–B♭–Cm–Cm/G in therefrainas itschord progression.[10]The lyrics of the song are a metaphor for fashion and sex; Madonna sings about clothes she would like to drape over her lover, so that she can cover him with "velvet kisses", and caress his body with her hands.[5]According to Rikky Rooksby, author ofMadonna: The Complete Guide to Her Music,the line "I'll create a look that's made for you", would go on to become synonymous with Madonna's re-invention of her image throughout her career.[11]

In the summer of 1985, a committee known as theParents Music Resource Center(PMRC) included "Dress You Up" on its "Filthy Fifteen" list, which compiled fifteen songs by multiple artists, considered to be the "most offensive" of the time ".[12]One of the committee's founders wasMary Elizabeth "Tipper" Gore,who said that "popular culture ismorally bankrupt,flagrantly licentious and utterly materialistic ― and Madonna is the worst of all ".[13]Gore had allegedly heard her daughter listen to the song, and found the refrain an example of "vulgar music".[13]The PMRC called upon theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA) to give parents "consumer-friendly means" of identifying songs "unsuitable for minors", which resulted in a rating system based on lyrical content; in the case of "Dress You Up", it was given an "S" for "sex and obscenity".[14]

Critical reception[edit]

Upon release, "Dress You Up" was well received by critics.Billboard's Nancy Erlich felt the singer sounded "pert, saucy, [and] eager to please" on the track.[15]ForCash Box,it's "characteristic Madonna, with a bubbling groove and an irresistible chorus and hook".[16]FromAllMusic,Stephen Thomas Erlewinenamed it, alongside "Angel",an example of" excellent standard-issue dance-pop ".[8]OnSlant Magazine's review ofLike a Virgin,Sal Cinquemani referred to "Dress You Up" as irresistible;[17]Mandalit Del Barco fromThe Spokesman-Reviewdeemed it a "groovy, albeit repetitive, ditty".[18]Santiago Fouz-Hernández and Freya Jarman-Ivens, authors ofMadonna's Drowned Worlds: New Approaches to Her Cultural Transformations,compared the singer to a "sex-kitten"in the song.[19]William McKeenpraised its melody for being "insistently chugging".[20]Caroline Sullivan fromThe Guardian,opined that it was the artist's first attempt at a teenage persona.[21]For the staff ofPitchfork,"Dress You Up" revisits the "effervescent electro-pop" sound of Madonna's debut album, "with a little more polish".[22]One negative review came fromEntertainment Weekly's Dave Karger, who felt the song came off as repetitive and immature.[23]

"An underrated slab of fashion frenzy, ['Dress You Up'] has all the polish of NIle Rodgers’s very best productions and a deceptively catchy chorus that sneaks up on you and gets in with a hammer blow".

—PinkNews's Nayer Missim reviewing "Dress You Up" on the publication's list of Madonna's 60 best songs.[24]

Retrospective reviews have also been positive. In 2003, when fans were asked to vote for the Top 20 Madonna singles of all time byQmagazine, "Dress You Up" was allocated the eighth spot.[25]On his ranking ofLike a Virgin's songs, Chuck Arnold fromBillboardplaced it in the third position: "[it] completely captures [Madonna] in the process of becoming a sex-positive icon. For a song that [she] didn’t have a hand in writing [...] ['Dress You Up'] sounds so much like her. Or at least the Madonna she was back in 1984".[26]In another occasion, Arnold named it a "throbbing come-on impossible to resist".[27]While reviewing the songs from the "Filthy Fifteen" in 2015,Rolling Stone's Kory Grow said that "Dress You Up" was "largely innocuous by Madonna standards".[12]Similarly, Matthew Jacobs fromHuffPostadded that, despite its inclusion on the list, "['Dress You Up']'s quite mild and quite fun"; he placed the song at number 39 of his ranking of Madonna's singles.[28]It came in at the same spot onGay Star News'ranking, where Joe Morgan called it "her sexiest song that manages to appeal to both men and women of all sexualities".[29]

Ed Masley fromThe Arizona Republicnamed the track Madonna's 15th best, highlighting its "girlish charm that does its best to fool you into thinking there’s no sexual innuendo to be found".[30]ForThe Guardian's Jude Rogers, "its mentions of velvet kisses over a body are gently diverting", and it is Madonna's 51st best single.[31]Louis Virtel,writing forThe Backlot,named "Dress You Up" the 38th best song of the singer's discography, referring to it as "silly and a little scandalous [...] it's perfect".[32]It was named the singer's 21st finest single byThe Tab's Harrison Brocklehurst, who singled out its "great hooky lyric", and deemed it a standout fromLike a Virgin.[33]"Dress You Up" was considered Madonna's 15th best track by the staff ofRolling Stone,who added that it became a "style anthem for a generation of youngwannabe's".[34]Billboard's Andrew Unterberger applauded its "knockout chorus, infectious synth line and exceptionally placedOwwwbacking vocals "; he named it the singer's 33rd best single.[35]

Commercial performance[edit]

On August 10, 1985,Billboardreported that "Dress You Up" was one of the most added songs to radio stations;[36]this caused it to debut at number 36 on theBillboardHot 100.[37]By September 21, the single had given Madonna her seventh consecutive top-ten hit, thus she became the fourth female artist with the most consecutive top-ten singles at the time, behind onlyBrenda Lee,Aretha Franklin,Connie Francis,andDonna Summer."Dress You Up" was also the fourth single fromLike a Virginto peak within the Hot 100's top ten, making it, at the time, the second album by a female to generate four top-ten singles, the other beingCyndi Lauper'sShe's So Unusual(1983).[38]Ultimately, the single peaked at number five and was Madonna's sixth consecutive top-five hit.[39][40]"Dress You Up" reached the third position of both theHot 100 Airplayand theDance Club Songschart.[40][41]It topped theDance Singles Saleschart, where it spent four weeks.[40][42]On theAdult Contemporarychart, it came in at number 32.[43]"Dress You Up" was ranked at numbers 98 and 13 on the officialBillboardyear-end chart and the Dance year-end chart, respectively.[44][45]In Canada, it was less successful, coming in at number 10.[46]

In the United Kingdom, "Dress You Up" debuted at the 12th position of theUK Singles Charton December 12, 1985, and, one week later, peaked at number five; it spent 11 weeks on the chart overall.[47]The song was certifiedSilverby theBritish Phonographic Industry(BPI), for shipments of 200,000 copies.[48]According toMusic Weekmagazine, over 204,970 copies of the single have been sold in the United Kingdom as of 2008.[49]In Australia, "Dress You Up" reached the chart's fifth position in October 1985, becoming Madonna's sixth top-ten single in the country.[50]It entered the official New Zealand chart at number 28 on September 15, eventually peaking at number seven.[51]The single performed relatively well across Europe, reaching the top ten in Belgium,[52]Ireland,[53]and the Netherlands.[54][55]"Dress You Up" saw less success in West Germany, France, and Switzerland, where it barely cracked the charts' top 30.[56][57][58]In theEuropean Hot 100 Singles1986 year-end chart, it came in at number 91.[59]

Live performances[edit]

Picture of a group of people dressed in colorful, Mexican-styled clothing. The woman in the middle is blonde, wears a black hat with a pink flower, and waves her pink skirt towards the camera. Her hair is braided and she sings to a microphone in her mouth. To her right, there is a female in an orange and purple leotard, and a white wreath around her head. Also present is a black male in dark clothing.
TheMexican-themedmedleyof "Dress You Up", "Into the Groove",and"Lucky Star"on theRebel Heart Tour(2015―2016)

On May 16, 1984, Madonna performed "Dress You Up" at artistKeith Haring's birthday party, which took place on New York'sParadise Garage;she wore a leather jacket personally painted by the artist.[60][61]Afterwards, it was included on four ofher concert tours:Virgin(1985),Who's That Girl(1987),Sticky & Sweet(2009), andRebel Heart(2015―2016). On the first one, it was sung as opening number; Madonna struck poses on top of a staircase before reaching the microphone to sing. She wore laceleggingsand bra, a colorful jacket, andcrucifixesaround her neck and ears.[62]From theObserver–Reporter,Terry Hazlett felt the singer resembledLoretta Youngduring the number.[63]To promote theMadonna Live: The Virgin Tourrelease, filmed inDetroit,the song's performance was released asmusic videoand added toMTVthe week of August 3, 1985;[18][34][64]it was nominated forBest Choreographyat the1986 MTV Video Music Awards.[65]

For the Who's That Girl World Tour, the song was performed in amedleywith "Like a Virgin" and "Material Girl";[66]Madonna changed her clothes in an onstagetelephone boothand emerged wearing a dress covered in toys, trinkets, and other plastic paraphernalia.[66][67]The number was deemed one of the concert's strongest by theWashington Post's Richard Harrington.[66]Two different performances were included on the videosWho's That Girl: Live in Japan,filmed inTokyoon June, andCiao Italia: Live from Italy,filmed inTurinon September.[68][69]Madonna intended to include "Dress You Up" on 2004'sRe-Invention World Tour,but found it hard to learn the guitar chords and was scrapped.[70]On theConfessions Tour(2006), "Dress You Up" wassampledon an introduction video that led to "Music"(2000), along with"Borderline"(1984),"Erotica"(1992), and"Holiday"(1983).[71]During thePhiladelphiaandLos Angelesconcerts of 2008's Sticky & Sweet Tour, Madonna dida capellarenditions of the single per the crowd's request.[72][73]It was then included on the tour's 2009 extension, where it was performed as a "metal guitar-fest", with samples ofThe Knack's "My Sharona"(1979), and"God Save the Queen"(1977) bySex Pistols.[74][75][76]The number was singled out byThe Guardian's Alex Macpherson.[75]

On March 20, 2015, the singer appeared onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showto promote her thirteenth studio albumRebel Heart,and sang "Dress You Up" with hostEllen DeGeneres.[77]Dressed in matching white bathrobes, DeGeneres added "cheeky" responses to the lyrics as Madonna sang.[77]That same year, a slow,cumbiaandsalsa-fueled medley of "Dress You Up", "Into the Groove",and"Lucky Star"(1983) was included on the Rebel Heart Tour.[78][79]The number featuredDay of the Deadiconography and found Madonna, decked out in a long dress with a black shawl and a black hat, joined by aMexican-themed dance crew.[80][81]Billboard's Joe Lynch opined that, "themaracasmight have been a little much, but the crisp Spanish guitar successfully made the songs sound newly organic ".[82]The performance at the March 19–20, 2016 shows inSydneywas recorded and released in Madonna's fifth live album,Rebel Heart Tour(2017).[83]

Covers[edit]

See also:List of cover versions of Madonna songsandList of Madonna tribute albums

In 1999, "Dress You Up" was used byGapin a TV spot for vests, and sung byAlex Greenwald;the music was remixed by theDust Brothers.[84]In 2007, it was covered by American bandsApollo Heights,andZolof the Rock & Roll DestroyerandReel Big Fish;the former's rendition was included on the tribute albumThrough the Wilderness,while the latter's was recorded forDuet All Night Long.[85][86]An additional cover was done in 2008 by British singerKelly Llorenna.[87]AmashupofElton John's "The Bitch Is Back"(1974) and" Dress You Up "―performed byBlake JennerandAlex Newell― was included on "Feud"(2013), the sixteenth episode of thefourth seasonof American musical television seriesGlee.[88]

Track listing and formats[edit]

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits are adapted from theLike a Virginalbum notes, and the 12-inch single liner notes.[9][95]

  • Madonna– vocals
  • Nile Rodgers– producer, guitars
  • Andrea LaRusso – writer
  • Peggy Stanziale – writer
  • Jimmy Bralower – drum programming
  • Camille – background vocals
  • Rob Sabino– synthesizers, synth bass
  • Curtis King – background vocals
  • Frank Simms – background vocals
  • George Simms – background vocals
  • Neal Preston– photography
  • Jeri McManus – art direction (12-inch single)

Charts[edit]

Certifications and sales[edit]

Certifications and sales for "Dress You Up"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (Oricon Charts) — 11,800[111]
United Kingdom (BPI)[48] Silver 204,970[49]

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